Cabinet door pull and catch



May 10, 1949; L. c. ROCKWELL CABINET DOOR PULL AND cA'i'cn 4 OriginalFiled May 22, 1944 Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES or rice.

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111:, assignor. to: Acme; hicagc;-Ill., a'f'corpp Original applicationMay 22,1. 1944;, sen-armo Dividedand this..apDlication;March:-.

,19 Serial No. 585,465:

1 Claim.

Thisapplication' is a-d-ivision--of my copending applicationSerial No;536;6-'l9; filed May22, 1944, which: has-maturedintoPatent No. 2,443,515, dated June-15; 1948;

This invention relates to'door-pulls and' catches, and more particularlya door pull and catch applicable to sheet metal doors and sheet metalcabinets.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a door pull of simpleand economical sheet metal construction, having one end of the handlebail bent to C-shaped section, to enter a slot provided therefor in thedoor panel, and the other end having a lug, to extend through anotherslot provided therefor in the door panel, to cooperate with a springclip form of catch on the inside of the door panel, to hold the catchagainst turning out of operative position when a fastening screw ispassed through the catch and door panel, and threaded in an opening inthe end portion of the handle bail, whereby a single screw is all thatis necessary for the secure fas tening of the handle bail and catch.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which- Fig.1 is a perspective view of a sheet metal cabinet, each of the doors ofwhich is equipped with a door pull and catch made in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,illustrating the door pull and catch, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the catch and the lower portion of thehandle bail forming the door-pull, the dot-and-dash lines indicating themanner of assembly.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding partsthroughout the views.

The cabinet illustrated in Fig. 1 is of sheet metal constructionthroughout and its top and bottom panels 4 and 5 have the front edges 6bent to channel-shaped cross-section for reinforcement of these partsand so as not to present any exposed raw edges at the front of thecabinet. The shelves 1 have their front edges bent to channel-form for asimilar reason. The doors 8 and 9 with which the present invention isparticularly concerned are hinged at It to the cabinet. Each of thedoors is shown as made from a single sheet metal panel, the four edgesof which are bent rearwardly and inwardly to define channels II to givethe desired strength and rigidity and also to avoid exposure of any rawedges. A reinforcement I2 is preferably provided in the middle portionof the doors in the form of a-di'shed slreetimetal panel'f the flangededges' ofwhich are spot-welded: to the-inner side-of the door;

The -doors"--8"and-=9 i 3 and-springcatches' and 3. The pull comprises asheet metal bail member l5, forming a generally C-shaped handle, one endof which is bent downwardly and upwardly to form a O-shaped clip 16,which can be entered easily through a slot l1 provided in the door, tointerlock that end of the handle bail with the door. Another slot I8 isprovided in the door in vertically spaced relation to the slot El,adjacent the other end of the handle bail, which has a portion [9 bentat right angles to the end portion of the bail, for abutment with theoutside of the door, a small lug 20 being provided on the edge of theportion l9 and at right angles thereto, and arranged to pass through theslot :3 and into a slot 2| on the attaching end portion 22 of the catch[4, which is disposed in abutment with the inner side of the door. Theattaching end portion 22 of the catch is bent at right angles to thebody of the catch, and is vertically adjustable with respect to theinner side of the door. A screw 23 is entered through the slot 2i andthrough a hole provided in the door, and is threaded in a hole 24provided in the bent end portion IQ of the handle bail, whereby tofasten the catch to the inside of the door and at the same time fastenthe adjacent end portion of the handle bail securely to the door on theoutside. The vertical slot 2|, which may be closed at the upper end, ifdesired, serves a double purpose: it permits vertical adjustment of thecatch It with respect to the handle bail, in order to get the catch intoproper relationship to the keeper slot 25, provided in the web of thehave-'- improved door-pulls channeled front edge portions 6 of thebottom panel 5; and it cooperates with the lug 20 to prevent rotation ofthe catch M with respect to the screw 23, thus making it practical torely upon a single screw for the fastening of the door-pull and catch tothe door. Rubber bumpers 2B are preferably mounted on the web portion ofthe channeled edge portions of the top and bottom panels, as indicatedin Fig. 2, for abutment with the channeled upper and lower edge portionsof the doors, to silence the closing of the doors and prevent rattling.

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding ofall of the objects and advantages of my invention. The appended claimhas been drawn with a view to covering all legitimate modifications andadaptations.

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I claim:

A door pull and catch structure comprising, a panel formed with a pairof handle receiving slots and a bolt aperture, a handle formed from asingle elongated piece of metal, one end of said handle being bentC-shapefor detachable engagement in one of said handle receiving slots,the other end of said handle being bent inwardly toward the C-shape endof the handle and substantially parallel to said panel and provided witha threaded aperture and having a prong formed at its inner endprojecting laterally through the other of said handle receiving slots, adetent spring clip comprising a generally L- shape body, one leg ofwhich has a bowed detent portion formed thereon near the free endthereof to be inserted into a keeper slot, the other leg of said detentspring clip providing an attaching portion disposed in abutment with theinside of said panel and having an elongated longitudinally extendingslot formed therein to receive the aforesaid prong on the handle foradjustment of the detent'spring clip relative to said handle, and afastening screw entered through said slot in the detent spring clip andthrough said bolt aperture provided in said panel and threaded in saidaperture provided in the inwardly bent end portion of the handle tofasten the handle and detent spring clip in adjusted relation againstopposite sides of said panel.

LYLE C. ROCKWELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Fryer Jan. 2, 1940

